The first female Deputy Commander of the First Naval Construction Division and the second female in the Civil Engineer Corps to be promoted to Rear Admiral (lower half) was advanced in paygrade during an Oct. 2 ceremony at the Seabee Memorial in Washington.

After submitting his application for U.S. citizenship and completing the required exam, Equipment Operator Constructionman Recruit (EOCR) Jiang Liu had been waiting for months for the official notification that he was ready to take the oath of allegiance and become a U.S. citizen.